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Car Accidents
Head-on car collision kills both driversDecember 10, 2007 GROVELAND - Two Lake County men were killed in a head-on collision on County Road 33 near Groveland Saturday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said. About 8:05 p.m., Gregory Chapman, 40, of Mascotte, was driving a 1987 Honda Accord south on C.R. 33 near Smith Road as Jonny Romero Garcia, 31, of Leesburg, was traveling north in a 1989 Chevy Tahoe. Chapman's Honda crossed the center line and hit the front of Garcia's Tahoe. The crash caused the Tahoe to overturn and eject Garcia. Both men were killed in the crash. Troopers are investigating to determine whether alcohol was a factor. Chapman was wearing a seat belt but Garcia was not, the FHP said. Etan Horowitz and Jerry W. Jackson of the Sentinel staff contributed to this report. Wire services and information from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, a Tribune Publishing newspaper, also were used. Christmas Day car accident victim diesJanuary 1, 2008 A Lake County man who suffered critical injuries in a car accident the day after Christmas died Monday, his brother said. David A. McDuffie, 38, died at Orlando Regional Medical Center, said his brother Steve McDuffie of Colorado. His family planned to donate his organs. On Dec. 26, David McDuffie was driving a Chevrolet pickup truck on County Road 448A near Lake Jem when the truck overturned into a drainage ditch full of water. Although witnesses tried to free him from the truck, he was trapped underwater for 15 minutes until Lake County firefighters arrived and pried him from the vehicle. He was taken to the Tavares hospital in critical condition before being transferred to ORMC. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, McDuffie was under the influence of alcohol and drugs as he drove. Helen Eckinger and Adrian G. Uribarri of the Sentinel staff contributed to this report
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